GAY Attention everyone, please

[Strings]

I'd be careful, nukes. If your mind is open too far your brain will fall out!

I'm the most open minded person here, Hips.
And I don't want to hear anyone's opinion or point of view about it.
...

 

[pacojas]

i read that and it reminded me to read this, https://www.amazon.com/Never-Caught-Washingtons-Relentless-Pursuit/dp/1501126393



thanks, @Mr. Asa

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

At a certain point, most people aren't going to rethink their positions on whatever they consider the "big stuff".

And that sucks, as new information is constantly coming into their brain

 

[nukes]

And that sucks, as new information is constantly coming into their brain

Most of it is not new.
I save my wonder for scientific discovery.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

K

 

[nukes]

K

LMNOP

 

[Strings]

LMNOP

For a second I thought you called him Lemondrop.

 

[APRIL]

Most of it is not new.
I save my wonder for scientific discovery.

So you don't like educating yourself with new facts that go against your archaic belief system? Seems counter-intuitive... seems like you are giving up on life.

 

[nukes]

For a second I thought you called him Lemondrop.

Wait til I hit him with the QRS sequence...

 

[nukes]

So you don't like educating yourself with new facts that go against your archaic belief system? Seems counter-intuitive... seems like you are giving up on life.

Facts are scientific. Everything else is opinion

 

[APRIL]

Facts are scientific. Everything else is opinion

Yes, what's your point?

 

[Hoff Kinkmeister]

It would be nice if:

1. People listened to each other.
2. People wouldn't fall back into knee-jerk positions, but honestly consider all the information.
3. People would understand that nothing is as simple as a story on the internet made it.
4. People would show some respect for the opinions of others.
5. People would consider the possibility that they are wrong.

I wish I saw some of that here more often.

 

[Da Bulldog]

As I was saying ...

 

[Jehannum]

As I was saying ...

Because clearly, if we don't also criticize Barack Obama, we have no business criticizing the actions of the current POTUS, in your estimation.

 

[Jehannum]

FAIR AND BALANCED: EVERYBODY MUST SEE IT @Da Bulldog's WAY OR THEY'RE JUST WRONG.

 

[Strings]

Does this represent the entire forum?
Which one am I?

 

[nukes]

Does this represent the entire forum?
Which one am I?

Top row, third from the left.

 

[Strings]

Top row, third from the left.

Looks like a conformist.

 

[Hoff Kinkmeister]

Read the whole article. What a bunch of hooey.
I knew it was hooey from the first bit of manipulative language, but I read through anyways because of the TL;DR crowd.
I've spent 10s of thousands of hours thinking about what it means to be open minded.
There's nothing wrong with being middle aged and having formed strong opinions on things and issues.
After all, a 50 year old person would be pretty weak minded to still be open minded about everything.

I think the comic should work pretty well on people under the age of 40.
At a certain point, most people aren't going to rethink their positions on whatever they consider the "big stuff".

Learning only ends when you die.

 

[Da Bulldog]

Because clearly, if we don't also criticize Barack Obama, we have no business criticizing the actions of the current POTUS, in your estimation.

When did I say that?

I am talking about people (on both sides) who immediately fall back to a position, who will quote an internet source in favor of a position, and then mock that site later when it does not support them, who attack the person rather than the argument, who fail to even consider the fact that they could be wrong, who let supposed debate turn into a circle jerk. Etc.

I'm talking both sides here. I'm not just talking politics.